Notre Dame Fighting Irish

It can be easier for all of us to shrink back to the way things were.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly will be trying for his first BCS championship, instead of a Super Bowl title, next season.

Raise your hands if you are surprised to hear that Notre Dame's Brian Kelly has shown interest in the Philadelphia Eagles head coaching job?

Monday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide rolled over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 42-14, for their second straight national title, and third in four years. Could they make it three straight next year?

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o has won the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the collegiate defensive player having the biggest impact on his team.

Two of the nation's most celebrated players this season say the attention they've received recently is nothing they could have imagined.

On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite.

Two years before the playoffs start in college football, the Southeastern Conference is staging a semifinal to determine who plays Notre Dame in the BCS title game.

The Fighting Irish became the latest team to move past Oregon on Sunday, taking third place behind Alabama and Kansas State. The Ducks remained fourth.

Notre Dame has notified Michigan it is exercising a three-year out in their contract, meaning their last scheduled game against each other will come in 2014.